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Senior Basketball Sports Trader

Zagreb office or Europe
Full time
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About the role

Join the Team!

Huddle is a software partner for gaming operators of all sizes in regulated markets around the world and we partner with multiple sportsbooks.

We love sports and technology, and we build software that has a real impact for ambitious gaming operators. Our solutions help our partners thrive in a rapidly expanding global gaming landscape. We understand that staying ahead of the competition and complying with regulations is challenging for gaming operators. Therefore, we develop solutions that assist them in growing their businesses, reducing costs, and effectively operating in multiple jurisdictions—all while delivering a better experience to customers.

We are now hiring a full-time Senior Basketball Sports Trader to join the Trading team, either to be based in our Zagreb office or remotely in Europe.

The Trading team uses proprietary models to make markets: backed by industry-leading automated algorithms, we lean on our human judgment skills to post, monitor, and adjust market prices in response to new information.

As a Senior Basketball Sports Trader you will be responsible for defining and managing the odds generation process and output for all basketball leagues during the European operational hours. You will collaborate with the trading teams in Henderson and Zagreb and your responsibilities will grow through experience, earning more autonomy over market-making decisions including which markets to offer, analysing and adjusting off bets, and changing limits.
Your responsibilities
  • Define and manage odds generation process for basketball leagues;
  • Identify errors and override/adjust automated data and pricing feeds;
  • Collaborate with team in uncertain situations to adjust market-making;
  • Ensuring comprehensive trading feed support across various time zones, including coverage during US-based working hours;
  • Responsibilities will grow through experience, earning more autonomy over market-making decisions including which markets to offer, analyzing and adjusting off bets, and changing limits.
Your Qualifications
  • Sports knowledge, at least 5 years of experience in pricing and trading NBA basketball;
  • Focus and attention to detail;
  • Numerate, probabilistic thinker;
  • Collaborate, embrace uncertainty, recognize, and learn from mistakes;
  • Flexible and non-common working schedules (primarily afternoons and evenings, including public holidays in accordance with the sports calendar).
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The Application process

Our most usual application and selection process looks like this:

Pre-selection

We put on our detective hats and sift through applications like skilled sleuths, searching for those shining stars with impressive skills and experience.

Assignment

Get ready for a thrilling mission! We’ll give you a fun and exciting task to showcase your talents, where you can unleash your inner superhero and show us what you’ve got.

Interview

It’s time to sit down (or maybe even jump on a virtual call) and have a friendly chat. We want to get to know you better, just like two buddies catching up over a cup of coffee. We’ll ask about your experiences and see how well we click.

Follow-up interview

We liked our first chat so much that we want more! Consider this our deep dive session, where we explore your skills and personality like intrepid treasure hunters seeking hidden gems.

Closing

It’s official, you’re our top pick! We’ll roll out the red carpet and present you with a shiny offer letter that will make your heart skip a beat. Get ready to join our crew of rockstars and embark on a journey filled with growth, laughter, and endless opportunities.

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